[Magdalen] R.I.P. Dave Brubeck

[Grace Cangialosi]

I never encountered 5- or 7-beat meters until I got to college, and the
first time nearly did me in!  I was accompanist for a saxophonist, and one
movement of a sonata was in 5/4 time. By the time I was a senior and played
piano in the Britten "War Requiem," the 7/4 movement (The "Lacrymosa,"
maybe?) held few terrors.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 2:01 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey, who cares? It's neat to remember Dave and his marvelous little ditty,
> Take Five.
>
> It would years after that before, exposed to early music, I found that in
> many cultures five- and seven-beat measures are more the norm than the
> exception.  And as you can hear in Take Five, the rhythm brings a new sense
> of flexibility to music.
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sorry about that. Please ignore. It came across my Facebook feed and I
> > failed to note the date.
> >
> > Jay, red-faced
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Charles Wohlers <
> > charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Ummm - he died three years ago, Dec. 5, 2012.
> > >
> > > I did attend a concert of his in Burlington, ~2010. He was still
> playing
> > > pretty good.
> > >
> > > Chad Wohlers
> > > Woodbury, VT USA
> > > chadwohl at satucket.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message----- From: Jay Weigel
> > > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:09 AM
> > > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org ; L R ; Jay Weigel
> > > Subject: [Magdalen] R.I.P. Dave Brubeck
> > >
> > >
> > > Jazz musician Dave Brubeck has died at the age of 91. He is probably
> most
> > > famous for his piece "Take Five" and his albums "Time Out" and "Time
> > > Further Out", at least to those of us of a certain age. He will be a
> fine
> > > addition to the heavenly choir.
> > >
> >
>



-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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